HOUSTON – Fashionable connoisseurs everywhere! Get ready to get ‘in–formation’ to ‘slay’ the runway! African Fashion Week Houston (AFWH) makes their grand return to the Greater Houston area on Thursday, October 20th through Sunday, October 23rd, 2016.
The international fashion series aims to create a platform to highlight African fashion on the runway globally and to promote Houston’s promising international marketplace. In addition, this year’s showcase will spotlight Project AI – a collaboration with The Art Institute of Houston, Bosses in Heel and AFWH (led by current AIH student and fashion designer, Ijeoma Odumodu) to promote the creation and innovation of African fashion in the classroom. A portion of ticket sales for this year’s showcase will benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Official sponsors and partners for African Fashion Week Houston include – Fiesta Food Mart, Fireball Whiskey, Dripping Springs Vodka, Drumpluse Entertainment, Bosses in Heels and Tribalot.
The week kicks off on Thursday, October 20th with our Art, Fashion & Wine series at the Houston Museum of African American Culture by 6:00 PM in the Museum District. The series will present a cohort of selected fashion collections. This event is FREE for all attendees. A special edition of the popular Afropolitan monthly networking series will take place on Friday, October 21st at 7:00 PM. The networking mixer will debut the official launch of online fashion and lifestyle brand, Tribalot, in addition to a mini-fashion show, special giveaways, and performances. On Saturday, October 22nd, Bosses in Heels will host the Fashion Farmers Trade Show – an exciting mash-up of shopping, fashion shows, entertainment and presentations on all thing style, beauty, and hair! The tradeshow will take place from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the Ayva Center.
African Fashion Week Houston 2016 will conclude with FOSE’s 3rd Annual African Fashion Show 2016 – The Unspoken Narrative on Sunday, October 23rd at the Ayva Center. Red carpet and cocktail hour begins at 3:30 PM, and the fashion show will start promptly by 5:00 PM. This year’s cohort of designers will feature the works of carefully selected collections that continue to push the envelope in defining the true value and aesthetic of African fashion. Confirmed fashion collections for this year’s showcase include – Tribe of Dumo (Chioma Osibodu & Ijeoma Odumodu), House of Takura (Annette Njau), 3reec’s (Chigozi Okulu), AskDetola (Detola Adeoso), Backseat Love (Erica Page), The Art Institute of Houston, and many more to be announced soon.
Tickets for all African Fashion Week Houston 2016 events are now available for sale online at www.thefose.com. For additional inquiries regarding this year’s showcase, please contact the Fall of Signature Essence at 1-800-920-4655, or e-mail us at info@thefose.com.
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